Dave Simpson
Frightened Rabbit: Pedestrian Verse - review
(Atlantic) Currently enjoying success in the US, Glasgow-based Frightened Rabbit are long overdue a breakthrough closer to home, and perhaps Pedestrian Verse will deliver it. Like some of their Scottish predecessors, from Big Country to Glasvegas,
The 1975 - review
Soyo, Sheffield The widely predicted return of guitar bands in 2013 has led to glances towards the 1975 as potential leaders of the pack, with tips coming from the usual suspects. In fact, after various name changes - eventually taking the 1975 from a
Paloma Faith - review
Academy, Leeds Paloma Faith begins by reflecting on her days as a burlesque performer, when she and her fellow dancers waited to be whisked away by the "giver of dreams". Two platinum albums and two Brit nominations later, she has been. However, in s
Paul Banks - review
Sound Control, Manchester We know what to expect with Paul Banks's regular job as frontman of New York-based melancholy rockers Interpol : black-clad musicians, starkly melodic basslines, and an atmosphere that suggests someone just died. So it's a surp
Adam Ant: The Blueblack Hussar
(Blueblack Hussar) Around a decade ago, when Adam Ant was twice convicted of affray and sectioned to a psychiatric institution, few would have backed the troubled star to return to the music that made Adam and the Ants one of the biggest and most colou
